Professor Patrick Leman

Educational background

MA Oxford University, PhD University of Cambridge, FBPsS

Personal profile

Head of Department

Associate Dean of Science (2011-2014)

Research interests

My research focuses on children's learning and social development. I am interested the links between gender, ethnicity and education, communication and peer group collaboration. More details are available on the Social Development Lab webpages.

I studied at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University (MA Psychology & Philosophy) and Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge (PhD Psychology). Before coming to Royal Holloway I held positions at Goldsmiths College, London and University of Cambridge. I am a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and Editor of the British Journal of Developmental Psychology.